Display device for pretied necktie



July 22, 1969 a. R. HODGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PRETIED NECKTIE Filed Sept. 7, 1967 INVENTOR. BERNARD R. HODGE BY 4 2mg: gs

United States Patent U.S. Cl. 223-87 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A substantially planar member of flexible sheet material has an upper portion forming a hook, and has a main portion substantially wider than the hook and depending therefrom, the main portion defining two depending tabs which are substantially pointed at the junctures of opposite side edges and upwardly inclined bottom edges so that these tabs simulate the tabs of a collar. A third tab depends from this main portion between the simulated collar tabs and is adapted to be flexed rearward and to receive through an aperture the holding tab of the holder on which the necktie is pretied, the latter holding tab being adapted to engage the inside of a collar band to secure the holder and its necktie to the band. Thus, substantially all of the necktie holder is connected partly within the knot of the tie and partly behind the display device, and the latter displays the tie and its holder in a manner closely simulating their appearance in actual use.

THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to display devices and more particularly to a novel device for displaying a necktie of the pretied type in such a manner that substantially all of the holder on which the tie is knotted is concealed partly by the tie knot and partly behind a portion of the display device which simulates a collar.

Holders for pre-knotted neckties, as commonly made, comprise a pair of wings engaging the outside of the collar band and substantially concealed by the collar tabs, and a holding tab engaging the inside of the collar band to secure the holder to the band. The tie may be knotted on the main body of the holder or it may be knotted on a bail protruding from the front of the main body, as disclosed in my U.S. Patent No. 3,129,475, granted Apr. 21, 1964.

A display device according to the present invention comprises a substantially planar member of flexible sheet material having an upper portion forming a hook for suspending the device from a rod or other support. This hook portion merges into a main portion substantially wider than the hook and having opposite side edges joining a pair of lower edges which incline upwardly and inwardly from the respective side edges so as to define therewith two depending tabs which are substantially pointed at the junctures of the side and bottom edges. Thus, the tabs of the main portion simulate the tabs of a collar, and the main portion may be configurated at its upper part and provided with suitable lines to give it the appearance of a full collar. Between the simulated collar tabs is a third tab depending from the main portion and having an aperture through which the aforesaid holding tab of the tie holder is adapted to be inserted, thereby securing the preknotted tie and its holder to the display device.

When such securement has been effected, the apertured tab is deflected rearward and thus substantially concealed while maintaining the tie knot in proper position relative to the simulated collar tabs, and substantially all parts of the tie holder which are not concealed by the knot are concealed behind the display device.

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For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a preferred form of the new display device, and

FIG. 2 is a similar view of the device shown in FIG. 1 as it appears when displaying the pretied necktie and its holder.

Referring to FIG. 1, the display device 10 there shown is a substantially planar member of flexible sheet material, such as cardboard or plastic material. The sheet member 10 has an upper portion 11 forming a hook for suspending the device from a supporting rod received in the recessed portion 12 of the hook. The upper portion 11 as shown is also provided with a top tab 11a defined by score lines 11b and which may be used for marking the price of the displayed tie and holder. The score lines 11b enable ready removal of the price tab 11a.

The sheet member 10 also has a main portion 13 substantially wider than the hook 11 and depending therefrom. The main portion 13 has opposite side edges 14 and 15 which join bottom edges 16 and 17, respectively. The latter edges extend upwardly and inwardly from the respective side edges and define therewith two depending tabs which are substantially pointed at the junctures of the side and bottom edges, as shown at 18 and 19. Accordingly, these two pointed tabs, designated 18a and 19a, respectively, simulate the tabs of a collar.

The sheet member 10 also includes a third tab 20 depending from the main portion 13 between the simulated collar tabs 18a and 19a. Tab 20 is adapted to be bent rearward from the plane of sheet member 10 along a fold line 21, and it is provided with a recess 22 below the fold line 21. The recess 22 is adapted to receive the holding tab which normally engages the inside of the collar band for securing thereto the holder on which the necktie is knotted.

Preferably, the main portion 13 of the display device is marked with lines 13a, 13b and 13c to give it the appearance of a full collar. If desiredfthe main portion 13 may also be provided with a pair of elongated apertures 24 and 25 for receiving the end portions of a pair of wings on the tie holder, as shown in FIG. 2.

In FIG. 2, the hook 11 is shown engaged with a rod 33 for supporting the display at the point of sale. The display itself includes a necktie T pretied on a holder comprising a main body 27 having wings 28 and 29 adapted to engage the outside of a collar band. The body 27 is pro vided with a forwardly protruding bail 30, the wings 28- 29 extending upwardly and outwardly from the opposite ends of the bail. The bail 30 forms with the body 27 a narrow arcuate recess of sufficient length so that the necktie T can be passed through it and knotted on the bail, the knot being shown at T1. The holding tab 31 protrudes from the back of the holder body 27 and extends through the opening 22 in the apertured tab 20, the latter being bent rearward along the generally horizontal fold line above the opening 22.

As will be apparent from FIG. 2, the apertured tab 20 supports the tie holder 2731 on the display device 10 with the tie knot T1 properly located between the simulathed collar tabs 18a and 19a. Moreover, substantially all parts of the holder 27-31 which are not hidden from view by the tie knot T1 are concealed behind the display device 10 by its main portion 13 including the simulated collar tabs 18a-19a. Thus, the only parts of the tie holder visible from the front of the display device are a small portion 31a of holding tab 31 and the end portions 28a and 29a of the respective wings 28 and 29 where they protrude through the elongated openings 24 and 25, respectively. The engagement of the wing ends in the latter openings serves to supplement the holding tab 31 in attaching the tie and its holder to the display device. It will be understood, however, that the elongated openings 24 and 25 may be omitted so that the Wings 28 and 29 are entirely concealed behind the display device.

I claim:

1. A device for displaying a necktie pretied on a holder having a holding tab engageable with the inside of a collar band to secure the holder to said band, said device comprising a substantially planar member of flexible sheet material having an upper portion forming a hook and having a main portion substantially Wider than said hook and depending therefrom, said main portion having opposite side edges and also having a pair of lower edges inclining upwardly and inwardly from the respective side edges and defining therewith two depending tabs which are substantially pointed at the junctures of said side and bottom edges, said main portion also having lines forming an ellipse with a horizontal major axis and with the bottom of the ellipse defining the tops of the depending tabs, whereby said tabs of the main portion simulate the tabs of a collar, said member also having a third tab depending from the main portion between said simulated collar tabs and adapted to be flexed rearward relative to said main portion, said third tab having an aperture through which said holding tab of the necktie holder is adapted to extend.

2. A device according to claim 1, in which said member also has a price tab extending upwardly from said hook.

3. In combination with a necktie holder having a pair of wings engageable with the outside of a collar band and also having a holding tab engageable with the inside of the collar band to secure the holder to said band,

and a necktie pretied on said holder to form a knot, a display device comprising a member of flexible sheet material having an upper portion forming a hook and having a main portion substantially wider than said hook and depending therefrom, said member also having at the bottom of the main portion an apertured tab bent rearwardly from the main portion and through which said holding tab extends to secure said holder to the display device, the main portion of said member having opposite side edges and also having a pair of lower edges inclining upwardly from the respective side edges and toward said apertured tab, said edges defining two depending tabs simulating the tabs of a collar and diverging from said knot, at least parts of said wings being located rearward of said main portion and above the knot.

The combination according to claim 3, in which said main portion has a pair of apertures receiving the end portions of the respective wings.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,149,456 8/1915 Lundberg 22387 2,671,582 3/1954 Sahlen 223-98 2,861,726 11/1958 Whyte 223-92 2,821,334 1/1958 Koch 223-98 3,243,087 3/1966 Pulitzer 2',t3--87 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. XR- 2153 mg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 3, 5 53 Dated July 22, 1969 Inventor-(s) Bernard R. Hodge It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below: 

